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July 31st, 2018
Fuel Tank falls from hauler; interrupts morning traffic

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI - It was around 8:45 AM this morning, Tuesday July 31, 2018, a fuel tank dislodged from the hauler carrying it and almost fell to the ground.

July 31st, 2018
Group of citizens hire Attorney to challenge election qualifications

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Word reaching our newsroom is that a group of Virgin Islanders have hired a local Attorney, to challenge the results of the next General Elections, as it relates to who is qualified to sit in the House of Assembly (HoA), in keeping with the Elections Act.

July 31st, 2018
VI Companies in ‘Landmark Victory’ after challenge to AG’s powers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands High Court on Thursday June 19, 2018, quashed decisions taken by Attorney General (AG), Honourable Baba Aziz, and a Magistrate, in what is being hailed as a landmark victory for Companies registered in the Virgin Islands (VI), and their rights to Privacy and Confidentiality.

July 30th, 2018
More VI athletes receive scholarships to prestigious sports academy

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Four young Virgin Islands (VI) athletes have received scholarships to attend the prestigious IMG Sports Academy in Florida, USA.

July 30th, 2018
Gov't in dispute with landowners over land access @ Belmont Estate

BELMONT ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The Smith family of Belmont Estate, got a ‘knife in their back’ from the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration.

July 30th, 2018
Oops, a get-away? Rental abandoned @ Meyers

MEYERS, Tortola, VI - It was Sunday morning, July 29, 2018, when our roving camera saw a rental in the area of Meyers on the main island of Tortola, Virgin Islands (VI).

July 28th, 2018
NDP Co-Leader Hon Walwyn ‘trying to side-track with smoke & mirrors’- Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There has been push back from all quarters of the society, after government co-leader, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL), the Minister for Education and Culture, proposed to change the House of Assembly’s (HoA) rules, to keep the public away from information on names of companies who receive contracts from tax-payers money.

July 28th, 2018
Foreign Office Minister Of State Lord Ahmad To Visit VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Office Minister for the Overseas Territories Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon will visit the Virgin Islands between July 31, 2018 and August 1, 2018 to discuss hurricane preparedness, and view progress on recovery.

July 27th, 2018
Digicel, DDM turn to technology to protect VI residents

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the devastating hurricanes of 2017 in the Virgin Islands (VI), a new ‘Disaster Emergency Notification App’ developed exclusively for the Territory, was launched today June 27, 2018.

July 27th, 2018
Hon Penn discuss ICT woes with regional counterparts @ CANTO Conference

PANAMA CITY, Panama, SA - Virgin Islands (VI) Junior Minister for Trade and Investment Promotion, Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8), on Tuesday July 24, 2018, joined with his counterparts at the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations (CANTO) 34th Annual Conference, to discuss among other important matters, the issue of the Region’s readiness for a ‘Digital Economy.’

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